The Strategy of Chaos: Brazilian Foreign Policy under Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022)

The aims of the article are to identify main factors that have defined Brazil’s international insertion during Jair Bolsonaro’s administration as well explain foreign policy changes from 2019 2022. I argue that, although alignment with Donald Trump’s structured axes and ideological discourse in has not been abandoned by Brazilian government term, some adjustments were necessary sensitive topics such relations China Venezuelan crisis adapt interests relevant segments politics. depends heavily on outcome struggle between pragmatic economic military members his one side, religious conservative ideologists other. conclusions indicate domestic – particularly need please political base, which turned Brazil into a violator indigenous, LGBTQIAP+, other minorities’ rights more important than global commitments previously assumed.